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Auto repair shops in Pulaski County, MO
The auto repair shops in Pulaski County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #872 of 2,378 scored counties
#30 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 41
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $437K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,442
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in Pulaski County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Pulaski County spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 auto repair shops, that is $437K per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County in 2023. That is one for every 1,296 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pulaski County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #872 of 2,378 scored counties and #30 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pulaski County compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Pulaski County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.3 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $437K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,296 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,466 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,442+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,851
- Median age
- 30.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,072
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,976
- Daytime population
- 49,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Pulaski County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 87 | 68 | 15.5 | $759K | +6.7% | #34 of 2,378 |
| 2Johnson County, MO | 80 | 41 | 19.4 | $588K | +4.9% | #121 of 2,378 |
| 3Texas County, MO | 78 | 17 | 17.9 | $600K | +6.9% | #156 of 2,378 |
| 4Warren County, MO | 77 | 32 | 23.1 | $557K | +9.2% | #178 of 2,378 |
| 5Stone County, MO | 76 | 26 | 19.2 | $576K | +4.1% | #193 of 2,378 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 76 | 94 | 21.8 | $573K | +7.1% | #194 of 2,378 |
| 7Boone County, MO | 75 | 136 | 17.8 | $599K | +4.2% | #216 of 2,378 |
| 8St. Charles County, MO | 74 | 317 | 19.7 | $610K | +4.9% | #232 of 2,378 |
| 9Clay County, MO | 72 | 169 | 16.5 | $671K | +4.3% | #285 of 2,378 |
| 10Wayne County, MO | 71 | 6 | 13.0 | $810K | −1.4% | #303 of 2,378 |
| 30Pulaski County, MO | 57 | 41 | 24.3 | $437K | +0.8% | #872 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Pulaski County, MO?
There are 41 auto repair shops on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $437K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pulaski County has 24.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $437K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 40, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Pulaski County scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #872 of 2,378 scored counties.
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